Safety Hour Call 22nd December 2015

87 Close Calls reported last week –  Fantastic Effort! Remember to encourage reporting of close calls as you come across things

  1. Safety Hour Attendance last week – 70% – Again, Great Effort!
  2. Incidents – This Week

 13/12/2015         Wool                                     Ganymede contractor whilst lifting sleepers with rail dogs lost balance and slipped, dropping timber nips and sleeper fell onto and crushed his finger.

20/12/2015         Salisbury                             Member of Salisbury P-Way received a nasty cut whilst loading timbers in the yard onto a Network Rail van. The timbers slipped causing the injury. First was aid administered and they were taken to hospital.

 15/12/2015         Upway (Close Call)         Member of public reported an open access gate at Bridle Bank way, DT3 5RR.

4. Non-compliant conductor rail short circuiting straps

5. New Occupational Health Provider – OH Assist – BACKGROUND

Occupational Health support – Discussion pack

Stress management – Discussion pack

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Safety Hour Call 15th December 2015

  1. 62 Close Calls reported last week-  Remember to encourage reporting of close calls as you come across things
  2. Safety Hour Attendance last week – 53%
  3. Incidents – This Week

08/12/2015         Crewkerne         ES for Item 76 reported that an RRV in possession has knocked into the old signal box and had damaged the structure – six to eight bricks have been knocked out.

09/12/2015         Raynes Park       Member of CRE staff had an RTA when a car pulled out in front of  him and he went into their rear bumper. Both drivers sustained NO injuries. Slight damage to both vehicles.

09/12/2015         Liss                         Member of Eastleigh Signal Works slipped down an embankment London side of Liss Station last Tuesday.

  1. Sentinel Card Checks and the Value of Doing Them
  2. Incident Story Board – CRE RTA
  3. Daily Vehicle Inspection Sheet
  4. Encouraging Close Calls
  5. Withdrawal of machines pending identification and rectification of the issue (Report 62.05 – 0788K)
  6. Safety Flash Report – Slip on Steps

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Safety Hour Call 8th December 2015

92 Close Calls reported last week-  Remember to encourage reporting of close calls as you come across things

  1. Safety Hour Attendance last week – 58%
  2. Incident story boards
    incident story board welder at Durnsford Road
  3. Safety Bulletins
    NRL 15/05 Saxilby Three Years On
  4. Material this week
    Bogus short circuit straps and clamps
    respecting neighbours
  5. Incidents – This Week

29/11/15              Clapham DU – A member of staff strained his back at Durnsford Road lifting a trolley from the line (story board included)

29/11/15              Woking DU – A member of Pway had a metal heel bar fell on to the top of his left foot at Woking Yard, resulting in a bruise.                      

29/11/15              Eastleigh DU – A member of S&T slipped on leaves and split his left knee cap on a troughing lid at Dorchester Junction.

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